Inter Press Service
By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail*
BAQUBA, May 9 (IPS) – Water supply is drying out in what was once the agriculturally rich Diyala province north of Baghdad. Baquba, the capital city of Diyala, is now running out of water both for drinking and for irrigation.
Water supply has been hit by power failures. The central pumping station has been running short of electricity supply over the last two years.
The pumping…
